THE SOUND OF MUSIC, one of the world’s most famous musicals is now in Kuala Lumpur. And for the Malaysian edition, Malaysia’s most talented young actors and actresses have been picked from a pool of over 400 talented applicants for the coveted roles of the six children to be part of the von Trapp family.
The children come from all corners of Malaysia and will be performing in rotation throughout the Malaysia season.
The Sound of Music tells the uplifting true story of Maria, the fun-loving governess who changes the lives of the widowed Captain von Trapp and his seven children by re-introducing them to music, culminating in the family’s flight across the Austrian mountains as tensions rise prior to the outbreak of World War II.
With its unforgettable score, THE SOUND OF MUSIC touches hearts of all ages and contains some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical theatre stage including My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, Edelweiss, The Lonely Goatherd, Sixteen Going on Seventeen, and of course the glorious title song The Sound of Music. This iconic musical is sure to work its magic once again, for young and old alike.
Arguably one of the world’s best-loved musicals, the original 1959 Broadway production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and is Rodgers and Hammerstein’s biggest success. The 1965 movie starring Julie Andrews as Maria won five Oscars, including Best Picture, and remains one of the most popular movies of all time.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC International Tour is directed by three-time Tony Award-winner and Broadway veteran Jack O’Brien, choreographed by Danny Mefford and has Music Supervision by Andy Einhorn. It also includes an all-Broadway creative, design, and production team, Matt Lenz, Original Tour Restaging; James Gray, Original Choreography Staging; Douglas Schmidt, set design; Jane Greenwood, costume design; Natasha Katz, lighting design; and Shannon Slaton, sound design.
Eric Cornell serves as General Manager and Simone Genatt and Marc Routh are Executive Producers for Broadway International Group. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is presented in special arrangement with Concord Theatricals and NETWorks Presentations, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, and is suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp.
This Broadway production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC is produced by Broadway International Group and presented in Malaysia by Base Entertainment Asia. The show will be running at the Istana Budaya until January 15th 2023.
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